COP26 Corruption: A Greenwashed Tragedy of the Commons

In my previous article, we saw how 500+ fossil fuel industry lobbyists went to COP26 to ensure the conference wouldn’t put them out of business. I documented how the lobbying of Adani, one coal billionaire’s family business, skewed political influence in Australia and India, which in turn moved the needle at COP26 away from decarbonization. This is evidence that the nominally sovereign states at…